Hello all, thought you might remember me. My husband had a heart attack and bypas surgery done July 13, 2001. He was never really able to do the exercises like they said he should, because every time he did he got chest pains and severe shortness of breath. We get all our hospitization from the VA. We complained many many times, but never got to see a real doctor, only the techs or Physicans Assistants. He finally got another cardiac cath done today. Seems that the main artery, the one that they bypassed in July, is now 80% blocked. THey say because of where the blockage is located they cannot do a balloon angioplasty, and that the recovery % for doing another bypass is very poor. So what do we do?? When I asked the doctor he shrugged his shoulders. Since husband can no longer work, shoot he can't even walk out tot he car without being short of breath and having to take a nitro. Can we apply for SS disability? Is there any other type of treatment? Or will he be forced to spend the rest of his life on the couch? Alice